Moline

Past Producer in Northern Territory*, Australia with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182985
MAS/MILS ID 6020250026
Record type Site
Current site name Moline

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: 132.14906, -13.66391 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northern Territory*(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Northern Territory*

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) 132.14906, -13.66391

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Mining method Open Pit
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Gwalia Consolidated Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Australia
    Year 1992

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Measured 305400mt ore
    Demonstrated 305400mt ore
    Total resources 305400mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.8 g/mt Gold Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Demonstrated 457000mt ore
    Total resources 457000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.8 g/mt Gold Major 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • STARTED PROD.IN 1989. FIRST YR.PRODUCTION (1989) = 42,028 OZ AU FROM TREATING 697,000 MT ORE. WILL NOT BE ANALYZED FOR THE 1992 AU AVAILABILITY STUDY (RESERVES TOO SMALL).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1992/93, P. 120.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OPERATIONS AT MOLINE WERE TERMINATED IN 1991 BECAUSE OF IRREGULAR GRADE PROBLEMS. IT WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A DISSAPOINTING ASSET FROM THE GREENBUSHES AQUISION. THE PLANT WAS EVENTUALLY MOVED TO A NEW LOCATION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-JAN-1995 Slater, Linda C. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.